The 55th CMA Awards tried to restore a sense of normalcy to country music, following another year of the pandemic, a scandal with one of its rising stars, and a genre that is fracturing along political and cultural lines. For the most part, the CMAs succeeded: fans were back inside …
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On his album Starting Over, Chris Stapleton’s “Cold” is a rumbling, ominous dirge about a love extinguished. Onstage at the CMT Artists of the Year awards, Boyz II Men maintained the brooding feel of the original, but framed it around their exquisite three-part harmonies. The R&B vocal group paid tribute …
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Chris Stapleton didn’t arrive with “Tennessee Whiskey,” or anything on his debut album Traveller for that matter. In 2013, he released the overlooked single “What Are You Listening To?” — a more radio-ready ballad than the rough and raw outlaw-country fare for which he’s become known. Luke Combs clearly is …
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When Yellowstone‘s music supervisor Andrea von Foerster visited Nashville last summer to research the popular cable series, she left with a newfound clarity about the show’s country-music soundtrack. To von Foerster’s ears, rough and gritty beats put the western back in country, underscoring the reality of life in the modern …
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Pink, Muse and Chris Stapleton will be performing during Grammy week at Los Angeles, California’s Hollywood Palladium for Citi Sound Vault. Presented by Citi and Live Nation, the series of intimate concerts run February 7th through the 10th and tickets are exclusively available to Citi cardmembers. Pink, whose Beautiful Trauma …
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A diverse array of artists from Miley Cyrus to Metallica honored the memory of Chris Cornell at the I Am the Highway tribute concert in Los Angeles last week. While the show was appropriately heavy on rock artists, it also highlighted two of country and Americana’s most powerful vocalists: Chris …
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Just one day after details of twin Elton John tribute albums,Revamp and Restoration,were revealed, the first taste of the music from both is available. On the Revamp disc, Q Tip and Demi Lovato tackle the duet “Don’t Go Breakin’ My Heart,” while, on the Restoration collection, country titan Chris Stapleton …
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Pop superstar Justin Timberlake‘s new albumMan of the Woodsis set to include a collaboration with country titan Chris Stapleton – the pair’s first official recording together and seemingly the long-anticipated sequel to their now-legendary 2015 CMA Awards appearance. According to a release, Man of the Woods will also include top-shelf …
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With Chris Stapleton‘s From A Room: Volume 2 poised to debut in the top spot on the charts, the country vocalist has been making the rounds on the talk circuit. On Monday, he gamely performed “(I’ve Had) The Time of My Life” with guest host Chris Pratt on Jimmy Kimmel …
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Chris Stapleton‘s fans have known for most of 2017 that they could expect two new LPs from the Grammy winner this year, but now they have a release date and track list for the second of those, From A Room: Volume 2. Last Friday, during the first of two sold-out …
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